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Federal Maritime Commission Publishes New Rules for Demurrage and Detention Billing

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Common carriers and marine terminal operators must start reviewing their current demurrage and detention billing process to ensure that their business practices fully comply with a new final rule issued by the Federal...more

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FMC Allows Rate Hikes for Carriers in Response to Red Sea Hostilities

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The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has granted special permission to ocean carriers to immediately increase the rates on containers that are being rerouted around the Cape of Good Hope in Africa or are retaining feeder...more

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Shipowners Take Note: EXII and CII Decarbonization Regulations Are Now Effective

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The much anticipated and debated EEXI (Energy Efficiency Existing Ship Index) and CII (Carbon Intensity Indicator) regulations have gone effective as of January 1, 2023. All ships of 5,000 gross tonnage and above will be...more

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The Expanding Landscape of Alcohol Delivery Services

Following consumer trends and fueled by the pandemic and related loosening of restrictions on in-state retailer alcohol delivery regulations, the marketplace for alcohol delivery services has expanded exponentially over the...more

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U.S. Shippers and Intermediaries take note: New Requirements for Transportation Services provided within Mexico

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Tax Authorities in Mexico have issued new requirements for tax documentation for the transport of cargo within Mexico. Carriers operating in Mexico are required to issue a digital Income or Transfer Invoice (in Spanish,...more

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Changes to Commerce’s “New Shipper” Policy and Procedure for Obtaining an Individual Ad or Cvd Rate

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In recent months, new and modified Department of Commerce regulations impacting antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) proceedings have taken effect. These changes, which are intended “to strengthen and improve the...more

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Commerce Publishes Final Revised AD/CVD Regulations

Key Points - On September 20, Commerce published in the Federal Register updated regulations affecting its administration of new shipper reviews, scope inquiries and circumvention inquiries. The new regulations go...more

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UK Issues Draft Regulations Governing Nuclear Propulsion Systems for Commercial Ships

On 9 August 2021 the UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency published a Consultation on proposed merchant shipping regulations for nuclear ships. The proposed regulations cover commercial ships with nuclear propulsion systems....more

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Planning for IMO 2020: The Cost of Non-Compliance

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On January 1, 2020, the new International Maritime Organization’s regulation—dubbed “IMO 2020”—for sulfur reduction from 3.5% to 0.5% will go into effect. The regulation stipulates that oceangoing vessels must use either a...more

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Q&A: Opportune’s Matt Flanagan Addresses IMO 2020 Challenges, Opportunities

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In just a few months, on January 1, 2020, a new, sweeping global regulation is scheduled to go into effect that caps the amount of allowable sulfur content in all marine fuels used by ocean-going vessels from its current...more

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IMO 2020 Full Sail Ahead: Incoming Waves for Refiners, Shipowners

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As of January 1, 2020, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) will begin enforcing a new regulation (IMO 2020) that caps the allowable sulfur content of all marine fuels from its current level of 3.5% m/m (mass/mass)...more

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Long Awaited Win for NVOCCs

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Ending a process that started back in 2004, the Federal Maritime Commission (“FMC”) voted unanimously on June 6, 2018 to exempt Non-Vessel Operating Common Carriers (“NVOCCs”) from certain filing requirements related to their...more

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Don’t Let Your Weight Get You Down: How to Be Ready for IMO’s New Ocean Container Weight Rule by July 1st

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The International Maritime Organization (“IMO”) adopted new amendments to the Safety of Life at Sea (“SOLAS”) convention that will apply to international shipments and go into effect on July 1, 2016. This amendment will...more

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Online Merchants Beware: There’s a New FTC Rule on Internet Purchases

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released a new rule, 16 C.F.R. § 435, covering Internet purchases. It became effective December 8—just in time for holiday shopping. The new rule expanded the FTC’s previously issued rule...more

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